How High Can It Get?

A recent 10K was a PR at 7:39, but my goal HMP translates into ~7:30, so I planned for 3:45.

Classic Yasso 800s would give me 3:45 of jogging between intervals, but I only had 5 repeats to do, so I set Bartman up for 0.5 mile intervals with 0.25 rests between.

First one, Not bad.

Second one, I had to keep slowing down to a 7:30 pace--weird.

Third one, A little tougher, but I'm still chugging along.

Fourth one, After turning around I realized why that second one was easy--headwind!!!

Fifth one, I just let this one go and ran hard. With 0.1 to go, I realized I was close to a 7:00 pace, so I ran that last .1 as hard as I could. I do not think I've run that fast in 25 years, and I held form. I cannot describe how good that felt.

Split

Time

Distance

Pace

Ave HR

1

10:49.7

0.99

10:54

138

2

03:45.2

0.5

07:30

163

3

02:30.3

0.25

10:01

156

4

03:44.5

0.5

07:29

164

5

02:26.3

0.25

09:45

157

6

03:45.4

0.5

07:31

164

7

02:21.6

0.25

09:26

159

8

03:43.3

0.5

07:27

168

9

02:23.0

0.25

09:32

161

10

03:29.2

0.5

06:59

171

11

03:12.4

0.25

12:50

157

12

13:54.5

1.46

09:33

152

And check it out-- my old heart got up to 176!!!

Should I really brag about that one? I guess I'm just happy I didn't kill over.

This may be an example of how NOT to train with your heart rate monitor, but it sure was fun. Please don't go out there and try for 177. I have no doubt you can do it.

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